About “Blurred Lines”

With its lyrics talking of “blurred lines” between consenting and non-consent, this #1 hit was widely attacked for promoting rape culture. It was mostly written by Pharrell Williams, who denied that it was about sex – instead saying it was about being rejected.

The unrated version of the video was taken from YouTube because he used nude models (but Thicke got his wife’s “OK” first – how sweet).

In March 2015, a Los Angeles jury ruled that “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright on Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit, “Got to Give It Up”. Thicke and Williams were originally ordered to pay $7.3 million, but that was later cut to $5.3m.

During the trial, the juxtaposed bass lines of the two songs in question were played to Pharrell and he admitted, “It sounds like you’re playing the same thing.”

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